Sean's SSD Buyers Guide & Information Thread

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4/25/12 at 10:35pm

malikq86
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Get it! Too good of a drive to pass at that price.

yeah i think i will. i hope prices don't lower too much from now till June. Or ill be

lol...

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Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair Performance Pro 256GB	Corsair A70	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung S23A750D (120hz)
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HP ZR24w (IPS)	Antec HCG 750W	Antec 1200	Logitech G400 & G600
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Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair Performance Pro 256GB	Corsair A70	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung S23A750D (120hz)
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HP ZR24w (IPS)	Antec HCG 750W	Antec 1200	Logitech G400 & G600
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4/25/12 at 10:40pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean Webster

Get it! Too good of a drive to pass at that price.

yeah i think i will. i hope prices don't lower too much from now till June. Or ill be

lol...

lol, yea I hate that when I buy something and then out of nowhere it is like 30-50% less the next time I see it. XD

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i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
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Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
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Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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4/25/12 at 10:48pm

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Look at this: http://camelegg.com/product/N82E16820233227

Price tanked from $400 in mid-Feb to $350 in March to $325 in mid-April....wow....

I'm going to sleep on this..i left it in cart...need to day dream on how to time this new build...lol.

BTW - Thanks for all your help Sean. I'm 100% decided on my SSD because of your help/guidance.

FYI - Article on Price Drop: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120425PD202.html

1:50am!!! night, night!
Edited by malikq86 - 4/25/12 at 10:56pm

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Corsair Performance Pro 256GB	Corsair A70	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung S23A750D (120hz)
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
HP ZR24w (IPS)	Antec HCG 750W	Antec 1200	Logitech G400 & G600
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Corsair Performance Pro 256GB	Corsair A70	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung S23A750D (120hz)
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HP ZR24w (IPS)	Antec HCG 750W	Antec 1200	Logitech G400 & G600
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4/25/12 at 10:51pm

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Ok, so later on today, (It's past midnight here), UPS will deliver my new drives. Got the 2T WD Green and this Plextor M3 Series PX-128M3 128GB SATA III No, It's not the pro, but it's my first SSD for OS. Choice was made after reading over this thread the past few weeks. (Thanks Sean) Now about the install guide, hmmm....

Edit: I also just got Win 7 Ultimate Retail. Plan to install this on the SSD.
Edited by Zantrill - 4/25/12 at 10:58pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570K (4.5GHz @1.3v)	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77	EVGA GTX 680 FTW+ 4GB	Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 Series PX-128M3 2.5" 128GB SATA III ...	Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB SATA ...	Lite-On BDR iHBS212-08	4x Scythe Gentle Typhoon D1225C12B5AP-15
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Corsair H100	Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box	Acer H233H 23" 1080P	LG 55LM6200 55" CLASS CINEMA 3D 1080P 120HZ LED...
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G510 Black USB Wired Gaming Keyboard	Seasonic Platinum 1000W	Corsair Obsidian 800D	Razer Orochi
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio	Audio
LED 4 port USB Pad	Creative Sound Blaster USB THX True Studio Pro	Logitech X-530 5.1	Logitech G930 USB Connector Circumaural Wireles...
Other
Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0
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Athlon 64 x2 5000+	M2N-SLI	GTS-250	DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate	Western Digital Caviar Blue	LG DVD RW	CM Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer H233H 23" 1080P	Logitech K120	BFG 550W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Antec Nine Hundred	Logitech M305	4 Port USB LED Pad	Sound Blaster USB True Studio Pro
Other
Generic Card Reader
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I can't C PU, but I smell it!	yes she is	photoshop	yes, a new Dodge Ram 1500
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my car is hard driven everyday.	Yes, I ware glases when I drive.	yes, the AC is on.	Oh yes!
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I monitor everything	piano	much power	I caught a case once
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Intel i5 3570K (4.5GHz @1.3v)	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77	EVGA GTX 680 FTW+ 4GB	Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 Series PX-128M3 2.5" 128GB SATA III ...	Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB SATA ...	Lite-On BDR iHBS212-08	4x Scythe Gentle Typhoon D1225C12B5AP-15
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Corsair H100	Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box	Acer H233H 23" 1080P	LG 55LM6200 55" CLASS CINEMA 3D 1080P 120HZ LED...
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G510 Black USB Wired Gaming Keyboard	Seasonic Platinum 1000W	Corsair Obsidian 800D	Razer Orochi
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio	Audio
LED 4 port USB Pad	Creative Sound Blaster USB THX True Studio Pro	Logitech X-530 5.1	Logitech G930 USB Connector Circumaural Wireles...
Other
Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon 64 x2 5000+	M2N-SLI	GTS-250	DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate	Western Digital Caviar Blue	LG DVD RW	CM Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer H233H 23" 1080P	Logitech K120	BFG 550W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Antec Nine Hundred	Logitech M305	4 Port USB LED Pad	Sound Blaster USB True Studio Pro
Other
Generic Card Reader
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I can't C PU, but I smell it!	yes she is	photoshop	yes, a new Dodge Ram 1500
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
my car is hard driven everyday.	Yes, I ware glases when I drive.	yes, the AC is on.	Oh yes!
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I monitor everything	piano	much power	I caught a case once
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4/25/12 at 11:01pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by malikq86

Look at this: http://camelegg.com/product/N82E16820233227

Price tanked from $400 in mid-Feb to $350 in March to $325 in mid-April....wow....

I'm going to sleep on this..i left it in cart...need to day dream on how to time this new build...lol.

BTW - Thanks for all your help Sean. I'm 100% decided on my SSD because of your help/guidance.

FYI - Article on Price Drop: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120425PD202.html

1:50am!!! night, night!

good night im off too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zantrill

Ok, so later on tody, (It's past midnight here), UPS will deliver my new drives. Got the 2T WD Green and this Plextor M3 Series PX-128M3 128GB SATA III No, It's not the pro, but it's my first SSD for OS. Choice was made after reading over this thread the past few weeks. (Thanks Sean) Now about the install guide, hmmm....

I have the same 128GB M3 too.

Just follow my install guide and you should be set, if you need help, I will be back on tomorrow.

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i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
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Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
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4/25/12 at 11:02pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean Webster

good night im off too.

I have the same 128GB M3 too.

Just follow my install guide and you should be set, if you need help, I will be back on tomorrow.

Awesome, thanks man.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 3570K (4.5GHz @1.3v)	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77	EVGA GTX 680 FTW+ 4GB	Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 Series PX-128M3 2.5" 128GB SATA III ...	Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB SATA ...	Lite-On BDR iHBS212-08	4x Scythe Gentle Typhoon D1225C12B5AP-15
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Corsair H100	Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box	Acer H233H 23" 1080P	LG 55LM6200 55" CLASS CINEMA 3D 1080P 120HZ LED...
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G510 Black USB Wired Gaming Keyboard	Seasonic Platinum 1000W	Corsair Obsidian 800D	Razer Orochi
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio	Audio
LED 4 port USB Pad	Creative Sound Blaster USB THX True Studio Pro	Logitech X-530 5.1	Logitech G930 USB Connector Circumaural Wireles...
Other
Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0
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Athlon 64 x2 5000+	M2N-SLI	GTS-250	DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate	Western Digital Caviar Blue	LG DVD RW	CM Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer H233H 23" 1080P	Logitech K120	BFG 550W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Antec Nine Hundred	Logitech M305	4 Port USB LED Pad	Sound Blaster USB True Studio Pro
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Generic Card Reader
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I can't C PU, but I smell it!	yes she is	photoshop	yes, a new Dodge Ram 1500
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
my car is hard driven everyday.	Yes, I ware glases when I drive.	yes, the AC is on.	Oh yes!
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I monitor everything	piano	much power	I caught a case once
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Intel i5 3570K (4.5GHz @1.3v)	Asus SABERTOOTH Z77	EVGA GTX 680 FTW+ 4GB	Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Plextor M3 Series PX-128M3 2.5" 128GB SATA III ...	Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB SATA ...	Lite-On BDR iHBS212-08	4x Scythe Gentle Typhoon D1225C12B5AP-15
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Corsair H100	Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box	Acer H233H 23" 1080P	LG 55LM6200 55" CLASS CINEMA 3D 1080P 120HZ LED...
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Logitech G510 Black USB Wired Gaming Keyboard	Seasonic Platinum 1000W	Corsair Obsidian 800D	Razer Orochi
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio	Audio
LED 4 port USB Pad	Creative Sound Blaster USB THX True Studio Pro	Logitech X-530 5.1	Logitech G930 USB Connector Circumaural Wireles...
Other
Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon 64 x2 5000+	M2N-SLI	GTS-250	DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Seagate	Western Digital Caviar Blue	LG DVD RW	CM Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate	Acer H233H 23" 1080P	Logitech K120	BFG 550W
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Antec Nine Hundred	Logitech M305	4 Port USB LED Pad	Sound Blaster USB True Studio Pro
Other
Generic Card Reader
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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
my car is hard driven everyday.	Yes, I ware glases when I drive.	yes, the AC is on.	Oh yes!
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4/25/12 at 11:24pm

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I am looking at getting a SSD but I only have SATA II ports on my motherboard, I saw the Highpoint PCI card that was linked but I do not think it is worth getting a add-on card that cost almost as much as a SSD. Are any of the sub $40 range cards any good? I do not need 4 internal ports just one or two is fine.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-930 4ghz	EVGA sli le	EVGA 580 SLI	6Gb 1333mhz G.Skill
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4/26/12 at 5:35am

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I am looking at getting a SSD but I only have SATA II ports on my motherboard, I saw the Highpoint PCI card that was linked but I do not think it is worth getting a add-on card that cost almost as much as a SSD. Are any of the sub $40 range cards any good? I do not need 4 internal ports just one or two is fine.

Just use the SATA 2 port on your mobo. There will be no difference in daily usage.

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i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
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Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
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Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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4/26/12 at 9:42am

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i pulled the trigger on the Corsair Performance Pro 256gb for $295 (after rebate): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233227

i figure without the rebate...the price won't "official" hit $295 again for a while....so I should be safe....plus new GTX 670 comes out soon...and IB is out as well....and I need some time to sell my leftovers on ebay before GW2 comes out....buying now should work fine for me. I'm excited!

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5-3570K (4.4GHz @ 1.168v)	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Zotac AMP! GTX 570	G.SKILL Ripjaws X 8GB DDR3-1600
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair Performance Pro 256GB	Corsair A70	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung S23A750D (120hz)
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
HP ZR24w (IPS)	Antec HCG 750W	Antec 1200	Logitech G400 & G600
Mouse Pad	Audio	Audio	Other
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Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Corsair Performance Pro 256GB	Corsair A70	Windows 7 Ultimate x64	Samsung S23A750D (120hz)
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HP ZR24w (IPS)	Antec HCG 750W	Antec 1200	Logitech G400 & G600
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4/26/12 at 9:49am

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Nice!

Post some benches once you get it up and running.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Asus DVD Burner	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional	ASUS VE276Q	HPw1907
Power	Case
Antec Neo Eco 520	HAF 912
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Asus DVD Burner	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional	ASUS VE276Q	HPw1907
Power	Case
Antec Neo Eco 520	HAF 912
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